iscoverA second F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has achieved 500 hours of flight testing. AF-1 – the first conventional takeoff and landing test aircraft – reached in the milestone in 272 flights. Lockheed Martin reports to date that the F-35A has completed 43 per cent of its overall test program. This content is available exclusively to Australian
The first former RAAF C-130H is being prepared for transfer to the Indonesian air force. Photographed by H-model fan Joshua Williams at RAAF Base Richmond, A97-006 was seen departing the base on a test flight following deep-level maintenance. With evidence of significant work having been performed on the aircraft by Qantas Defence Services, it is
The USAF has confirmed the F-22 Raptor will conduct its first ever aerial display at the Australian International Airshow in February-March. The F-22 will be flown by F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team Chief Major Henry ‘Schadow’ Schantz from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
Two F-35C test aircraft have performed dual refuelling with a KC-130 for the first time. Test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 completed the exercise as part of a 1,000-hour flight test program scheduled for 2013. Later this year Eglin Air Force Base will receive its first F-35C aircraft, joining the F-35 pilot and maintainer training program there.
Sikorsky and Boeing have teamed to develop a joint proposal for the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate’s requirement for the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) technology demonstrator program. The JMR TD will inform the US DoD’s Future Vertical Lift program to acquire over 4,000 new generation medium lift rotorcraft for all five US services. With the
Australia will host test flights of the British unmanned stealth drone Taranis. According to reports carried in the UK’s Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald, the $195 million aircraft built by BAE Systems will be tested in outback areas of Australia later this year, flying simulated missions to identify potential targets while evading “pop-up” threats. This
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